DS is 2.5 and we have another due in March. DH and I both work full time, with a little overlap in hours, and we share childcare and housework. Let's say for the purposes of argument that we have no friends or family that can help us out. (Not strictly true, but nothing that we can rely on enough to make plans around it.)
DH is looking to apply for a job that will take him overseas up to 3 months of the year, probably for a fortnight at a time. He'll get weekends in lieu but that's it. DH will not go for this if he doesn't think I'm 100% ok with it. I'm worried about how I will cope, but I so want to make this happen for DH because he's miserable in his current job and it's kind of his term to get a bit of a break.
Obviously there are lots of things we need to discuss and think about. But i'd be really grateful for the benefit of your experience, particularly if you have two or more children, have a DP who is away a lot or are a single mum, work and have no family who can help out. I wish i was the kind of ballsy, energetic, resourceful kind of mum who could roll up her sleeves and get on with it, but in truth i find getting through the daily routine overwhelming enough as it is! Do any of you have either words of enouragement or a reality check? Thanks for reading this far!
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Shelduck · 22/11/2014 14:02
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